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Holodeck in the Garden

Science and Technology in Contemporary American Fiction
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Collecting twenty essays written by distinguished scholars from the United States and Germany, The Holodeck In The Garden offers an informative tour of the complex interrelations between science, technology, and contemporary American literature. Contributors include Michael Berube writing on Colson Whitehead's The Intuitionist; Joseph Conte on William Gibson and Bruce Sterling; David Cowart on Don DeLillo's Cosmopolis; Carl Djerassi on science-in-fiction; N. Katherine Hayles on Neal Stephenson's Cryptonomicon; Ursula Heise on risk and narrative in the contemporary novel; John Johnston on network theory; Brian McHale on Harry Matthews, Kathy Acker, and Gilbert Sorrentino; Joseph Tabbi on William Gaddis; and Curtis White on the "Great American Disaster Machine".

Author Biography:

Peter Freese is professor and chair of American Studies at the University of Paderborn, Germany. The past president of the German Association for American Studies and bearer of the Bunesverdienstkreuz am Bande, he is also the author and editor of more than 40 books and over 150 articles on diverse aspects of American life and literature. Charles B. Harris directs the Unit for Contemporary Literature at Illinois State University. He is also the publisher of American Book Review and author of numerous books and articles on recent American fiction and the profession of English studies.
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July 15th, 2004
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  • General (US: Trade)
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  • Edited by Charles B. Harris
  • Edited by Peter Freese
Pages
270
Dimensions
151x224x27
ISBN-13
9781564783554
Product ID
3114381

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